Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only true gift is a portion of thyself.


The Dial: A Magazine for Literature, Philosophy, and Religion (ed. 1961)

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only true gift is a portion of thyself.

Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only true gift is a portion of thyself.

Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only true gift is a portion of thyself.

Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only true gift is a portion of thyself.